Forget Lance. D@mn 99ers keep forgetting those from a little bit back.
40.781 kph (25.2 mph)
William HAMILTON (USA)
1898 July 9
Denver, Colorado, USA
1,600 meters
OK a long ways back but Willie held the worlds record, not just the U.S. record.
So as I see it there has been a U.S. record for over 100 years. They don't retire records just because they get old do they?